Discovering Ghent
My last day in Europe was spent in Ghent, an easy day trip from Brussels (50 minutes by train). With 250,000 people, Ghent is the second largest city in Belgium by population, but doesn’t feature […]
Archive for category: Europe
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Two days in Brussels
If I had to use one word to describe Brussels it would be eclectic. While not one of the great European capitals, it is nevertheless the capital of the European Union, with a population slightly […]
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House-sitting in Herentals, Belgium
Herentals is a small town (less than 30000 people) about 40 kms to the east of Antwerp. It’s located in the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium, and has few tourists. I arrived here last Tuesday for […]
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Paris off the beaten path
After one more day in Bordeaux and a rainy afternoon in Arcachon (a village near a protected beach on the Atlantic seaside), I boarded a TGV (“train grande vitesse”) last Friday direct to Paris. My […]
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No boredom in Bordeaux
I’m on the move again, this time in France where, judging by the lushness of the trees and flowers, spring sprang quite a while ago. I arrived early Friday morning after skipping over the […]
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10 things I learned in France
According to a recent survey from the World Bank, France is the most visited country in the world, ahead of the United States and China! France is also the first country I visited overseas (back […]
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Walking in Crete
The mere mention of the Greek Islands causes most world travellers to sigh at the memories of the beaches, the sun, the sea, the food, and, for the culturally-minded, the ruins of ancient civilizations. Crete, […]
